New England Patriots Links 2/05/10 - Adalius Thomas Upset From Week 1, Didn't Like How He Was Used
by Marima on Feb 5, 2010 9:41 AM EST
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Adalius Thomas complains to Felger and Massarotti on WEEI about how mean old Belichick didn't like his week 1 performance against Buffalo, even though he didn't understand how to play his new position.
"I really didn’t understand some of the stuff I was told,’’ Thomas told the radio station. "So I knew at that point it was bigger than what was on the surface. It was bigger than that.
"I definitely didn’t have fun,’’ he said. "It was definitely a frustrating year. Like I said, if I have a problem with someone, I’ll go to them and say whatever. I don’t understand it, bro. It’s mind-boggling.’’
"I was used totally different this year than I was last year before I broke my arm. And even last year, before I came back, I was told that I was going to be used differently. And so with that being the case, I don’t know if that’s really how you do it.
"It was the play of the Buffalo game, whether or not it was sufficient. I really didn’t understand it. I didn’t understand, it was the first game back, the way some stuff went down.’’
Michael Lombardi talks to Dale & Holley on WEEI about the difficulty of putting deals together until the rules are clear, and says he expects the Patriots to build up their line in the draft.
Lombardi said he respects Bill Belichick's team-building ability, which may be delayed this year as teams wait to see what will happen regarding a new collective bargaining agreement. "I think the problem everybody's having right now, and why you're not seeing very many deals done, is nobody knows what the rules of engagement are," Lombardi said. "And in the NFL, before you can make any decisions, you'd better know what the rules are. And then you figure out how to play the game. And that's Belichick's ultimate strength: Show him what the rules are, and he'll figure a way to win the game within the rules. And I think that's what he's waiting for. And I think that's what everybody is waiting for."
Lombardi expects the Patriots to focus on building up their line in the draft. Said Lombardi: "You've got to get faster on defense, which they continue to do, you've got to find ways to rush the passer with more effectiveness, get off the field and help your team."
Albert Breer reports ex-Patriot Randal Gay wants his Saints' teammates to know just how special getting that Super Bowl ring is, and how sickening it feels to lose.
"You get there you’re rookie year and you win a Super Bowl, the year after you won a national championship, you’re like, ‘Man, this football thing is easy. I’m gonna win all the time,’" Gay said. "Then we hit a little drought, then we make it there and lose, so it’s like, ‘Man, I don’t ever want this feeling again.’ "That losing feeling was terrible, makes you sick to your stomach.
That’s what I’m trying to preach to these guys, you don’t want to lose this game, because that felt like it was a wasted season. 18-0 meant nothing. What did I get for going 18-0? A t-shirt? That doesn’t mean anything. But that ring? That’s something special."
TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino looks at where the Patriots currently stand at the QB, TE and Specialist positions.
- A Plymouth mother and lifelong New England Patriots fan became the second Massachusetts Lottery player to win Season Tickets for Life.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss thinks the root of Adalius Thomas' frustration was that the coaches who critiqued his play weren't on the field with him. He felt he was being "over-coached."
- Mike Reiss puts the Patriots coaching staff in focus, and lays out Belichick's options for filling the vacant coordinator positions and TE coach.
- Albert Breersays that if the Players Association can count on its players to establish the financial wherewithal to make it through a lockout, that could determine who wins this battle.
- Ron Borges reports the Players Association expects a 2011 lockout.
- Albert Breer reports as Colts PA rep Jeff Saturday discusses importance of having Brady with the PA.
- Adam Kilgore reports DeMaurice Smith outlined why he believes the owners will lock out the players in 2011.
- Mike Reiss follows up on CFL pass rusher Ricky Foley's workout at Gillette, "No deal is imminent at this point and Foley is expected to visit a few other teams next week."
- Christopher Price reports six New England college football players have been invited to the NFL Combine this February.
- Heath Evans thanks the Boston supporters for the successful Heath Evans/Drew Brees Super Bowl 44 raffle. It raised $600k for free counseling to victims of child sexual abuse.
- Mike Reiss says Stephen Gostkowski understands the extra pressure of the playoffs.
- Christopher Price lists the five most nightmarish moments in Patriots Super bowl history.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Thomas bottoms out on Pats roller coaster.
- Nolan Nawrocki (ProFootballWeekly) Mock Draft. He has the Patriots taking WR Golden Tate (Notre Dame) at number 22.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Your 2009 All-AFC East team revealed.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballWeekly) NFLPA's Smith: Lockout looming in 2011.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Shula calls Porter's behavior 'outrageous'.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Gailey's new DC hire George Edwards announced the Bills will run 3-4 defense.
- Peter King (SI) Five Super Bowl XLIV things I think: Thursday edition.
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Christopher Price lists the five most nightmarish moments in Patriots Super bowl history.
Why would we want to click on that? Seeing your history is one thing but no need to be a masochist.
Adalius Thomas is confused all around
1. Says he didn’t understand how he was being used, what his position was and what he was supposed to do.
2. Says he was confused all season.
3. Says “if I have a problem with someone, I’ll go to them and say whatever.”
But then he also:
1. feels he was being over-coached.
2. admits to having meetings with coaches and with Belichick
3. knew last season that he’d be used differently in ’09
4. must NOT have gone to BB with his “problem” of being confused and not knowing what to do.
So… with all those coaches around him, and Belichick talking to him after the first game of the season about his performance, and with months of training camp and pre-season already behind him — wouldn’t you think he would have found a way to FIGURE OUT exactly what he was supposed to be doing?
Keep the faith!
Oh boy
The whining about being confused after meetings with Belichick strikes me as the ramblings of a man trying to justify his own failures in his head. The age old tactic – shift blame to some else – doesn’t work here. AT gets paid MILLIONS of dollars. Not asking questions for the sake of clarity is foolish bravado.
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“I didn’t know what I was doing, but I had too many personal meetings with the coaches for my liking. I didn’t know what position I was playing, even though they told me before the season it would change and they were hands-on throughout.”
Umm. What?
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
I feel like there's been a lot more talk against Bill this year.
I’m not sure I’d say any of it is warranted, though. 10-6 in a season with a new, floundering OC and a lot of transition defensively is nothing to laugh at. Still, I wonder if this says something about the composition of the team. I mean, contract talks are one thing, but when a guy with $14 million left over his next two years is complaining about how he was used, you wonder if maybe the composition of this team character-wise has taken a real turn for the worse.
USG
Maybe a legit concern.
Perhaps we’re starting to get a glimpse of the “Bellicose Bill” that we heard so much about pre-2001 – the “my way or the highway” miser that really only succeeded at alienating people (media, players, other coaches) and pissing them off.
But I’m willing to bet that AD is just trying to cover his $14M rear end. The coaches asked him to perform a new role, and he didn’t like it. Because he didn’t like it, he didn’t try very hard. As a result, he was “confused” (aka he didn’t put in the film and playbook work), and the coaches left him out of games.
I put your caption contest up.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Feb 5, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Both of those guys look like they could be advertisers for Pedophiles 'R' Us
The photo is just too creepy.
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Feb 5, 2010 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
I think the loss of the veterans,
especially Rodney Harrison, left the team rudderless and without anyone to keep the guys accountable. AD was a great teammate in 2007, starting 15 out of 16 games and playing well in the Super Bowl, but it all soured this season. I think everyone in the locker room felt the loss of so many core guys at one time.
Keep the faith!
Vrabel would have been the guy to call AD out. If he was there.
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Feb 5, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
A veteran making AD's salary shouldn't need to be called out.
He should be the one calling out others. My guess is that he has the professional maturity of a reality TV star.
Named TO?
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Feb 5, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
That's the part that really bugs me too, I guess
HE is the veteran leader. HE could have been the one to step up and assume the role, especially with all the young guys, but he didn’t.
Keep the faith!
i want AT traded not cut
sent him to Oakland or the Browns
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